Education Department staff have been told not to come into work on Wednesday as speculation swirls about whether President Donald Trump will shutter the department.
All offices will be temporarily closed for “security reasons” starting Tuesday evening, and staff are instructed to take their laptops with them and leave their office buildings at 6 p.m., according to a memo sent to all Education Department employees.
Also, “reduction in force” notices for Education Department staff are expected to go out at 6 p.m., and nearly half the department is expected to be eliminated, according to Semafor.
The office buildings are scheduled to reopen on Thursday, but the move is reportedly an unusual one for the department.
The memo to staff comes as the Trump administration mulls shutting down the Education Department. Last week, the draft of a potential executive order closing the…
